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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6022547

Lester A Walker Foundation

A private foundation in Fremont, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $157,222 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $157,222

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,725,920

  • Tax year 2024

    $147,386

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,615,843

  • Tax year 2023

    $152,091

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,595,689

  • Tax year 2022

    $167,002

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,615,919

  • Tax year 2021

    $152,202

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,634,638

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,468

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,534,744

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Current operations

    $101,190
  2. St James Episcopal ChurchFremont, NE

    Current operations

    $9,832
  3. Midland UniversityFremont, NE

    Scholarship fund

    $6,324
  4. Heartland Equine Therapeutic RidingGretna, NE

    Current operations

    $5,000
  5. Hospice of the ValleyPhoenix, AZ

    Current operations

    $4,497
  6. Aid to Adoption of Special KidsPhoenix, AZ

    Current operations

    $4,497
  7. Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Current operations

    $4,497
  8. McCook Community Hospital FoundatioMcCook, NE

    Current operations

    $3,795
  9. Nebraska State Historical SocietyLincoln, NE

    Current operations

    $3,000
  10. Individual

    Current operations

    $3,000
  11. Nebr Indep College FundOmaha, NE

    Scholarship fund

    $2,530
  12. United Negro College FundWashington, DC

    Scholarship fund

    $2,530
  13. Bishop Neuman Central High SchoolWahoo, NE

    Current operations

    $2,000
  14. Individual

    Current operations

    $1,265
  15. Dodge Co 4-H FoundationFremont, NE

    Current operations

    $1,265
  16. Catz Angels Care LLCFremont, NE

    Current operations

    $1,000
  17. Fremont Area Veterans CoalitionFremont, NE

    Current operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services3 grants $13,99445% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $8,85428% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,49714% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $3,00010% of the total
  5. Veterans and military1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska10 grants $35,746
  2. Arizona3 grants $13,491
  3. Virginia1 grant $2,530

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jane WalkerTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • First National Bank of OmahaTrustee Hours 1Pay $16,689

The return

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